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Rays 2014 Promotion Schedule Announced

ST. PETERSBURG, FL - The Tampa Bay Rays 2014 promotion schedule will feature premium giveaway items on 18 Saturdays and Sundays throughout the season. The Rays will also bring back the popular Tampa Bay Times Ticket Tandem program from last season. Through this program, fans have the opportunity to purchase a special ticket for Friday games that includes an exclusive, limited edition keepsake.

In its "Franchise Issue" last September, ESPN the Magazine wrote: "No one did giveaways better than Tampa Bay (in 2013). Action figures! Garden gnomes! Utility belts! The Rays send fans home with more free goods than just about anyone."

Sundays will once again be Family Fun Days presented by the Tampa Bay Times. Every Sunday home game will feature free parking for cars with four or more passengers and a variety of postgame activities for kids including Kids Run the Bases and a DJ Kitty Dance Party featuring mascots and entertainers. For the second year in a row, concourse activities will be complimentary for kids 14 & under. Activities include the Grand Slam Alley, Power Alley Batting Cage, Speed Pitch, Raymond's Art Studio and Topps Make Your Own Baseball Card. Extra entertainers will also be provided on Sundays including face painters, glitter tattoo artists, magicians, mimes, stilt walkers, jugglers, and balloon artists.

On Mother's Day (May 11 vs. Indians), the first 10,000 women will receive a Rays Sun Hat and to celebrate Father's Day early (June 8 vs. Mariners) the first 10,000 men will receive a James Loney Grill Set.

Regular season single-game tickets will go on sale on March 1 exclusively through raysbaseball.com. However, the Rays are offering a new Flex Pack which allows buyers to select their games now. Flex Packs are available in three-, six-, or nine-game packs and can offer savings over 50 percent off regular pricing. In addition to substantial savings, Flex Packs also offer fans the flexibility to select the games they want to attend and special rewards throughout the season. Introductory pricing starts at $49. Flex Packs and are on sale now through raysbaseball.com.

Rays Season Ticket Holders will continue to have access to the best seat locations and receive exclusive benefits including the opportunity to purchase postseason ticket packages. Season Ticket Holders also receive larger bonuses on funds loaded to their Rays Cards as part of their Gold member status, with select premium seat locations receiving Elite member status. Reservations for 2014 ticket plans may be made by calling 888-FAN-RAYS, online at raysbaseball.com or by visiting the Rays Executive Offices at Tropicana Field open 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.